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thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 179). Moody
Publishers. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) He
continues, “The details may vary, but we all live with highs and lows.”We all do. He goes on, “Advice
columnist Ann Landers gets this when she says, ‘Opportunities are often
disguised as hard work. Most people fail to recognize them.’ Those who study
human experience agree almost universally that life is 10 percent what happens
to you and 90 percent how you choose to respond.”How you and I choose to respond makes the
difference. He then
quotes Seminary president and author Charles Swindoll, one of the most gifted
Bible teachers in our generation, who wrote: “Words can never adequately convey
the incredible impact of our attitude.… I believe the single most important
decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my attitude choice. It’s more
important than my past. It’…

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thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 171). Moody
Publishers. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Now that
thought is not the whole thought.That
is what is called a grabber.Here is the
whole thought by James, “Faith is not a part of the Christian life … it’s the
whole thing!”That clears up what he is
saying, doesn’t it? He
continues, “Faith isn’t like love and joy and hope. Faith isn’t something to
add to your spiritual arsenal. Faith is the gun that fires the bullet! Faith is
everything! If you can’t trust God; if you can’t lay hold of His promises,
expect a lot of defeat in your life.” He goes on, “The
thing about faith is that you can’t tell by looking at a person how much faith
he or she really has. Faith in a person is like water in a bucket— you find out
how much is inside when you bump it. When circumstances bump you, you spill
what you’re full of. What are y…

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thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 159). Moody
Publishers. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Now usually
when there is a misunderstanding we are very critical of the other person.We want to set them straight.But as 1 Corinthians 13: 7 says, “Love bears
all things, believes all things.” James says, “Love
finds itself saying on a regular basis, ‘That’s not what she meant.’ It
believes the best about the other person. ‘You don’t know what you’re talking
about. That’s not why he did that.’” James goes
on, “When Jesus said, ‘Judge not lest you be judged,’ He was specifically
dealing with motives. Of course, we have to judge actions. What we’re not to
judge are motives. We don’t know why people do what they do.Don’t ever say, ‘I know why she’s up there. I
know why he does that.’ You probably do not. When you hear somebody criticizing
someone you love, just say, ‘I do…